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Breastfeeding award presented

San Bernardino County supervisor Josie Gonzales presents the Inland Empire Breastfeeding Coalition’s breastfeeding award to Carol Melcher, MPH, RN, director of the perinatal services network at Loma Linda University Medical Center. The award—which was also presented to Bruce Smith, MD—is given annually to recognize individuals who make significant contributions to the promotion of breastfeeding throughout the Inland Empire. This year, the awards ceremony was a joint venture of the Breastfeeding Coalition and Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. The awards were presented on Thursday, March 27, 2008, at the department of behavioral health auditorium in Rialto.